Narcissistic Abuse Awareness Day!
Today is Narcissistic Abuse Away Day!
Yes, you read correctly; all you brave and lovely survivors of narcissistic abuse, this is your day!
Your day to be seen. Your day to be heard. Your day to be remembered. Your day to be honoured.
It is no coincidence that on this day that the cause of death of Sarah Everard was publicised in the news: ‘compression to the neck’. It is also no coincidence that a study conducted by Ohio State University and originally published in the journal Psychological Bulletin’ on May 24 2021 and later on ‘SciTech Daily 30/5/21’, dealt with the link between narcissism and aggression.
These are two different and distinct publicised news items, but what they both have in common is information about that we are inhabiting a world in which another person’s self is not valued. Not esteemed. Not deemed of sufficient worth to bring no harm to bear on the other.
‘The study was led by Sophie Kjærvik, a graduate student in communication at Ohio State.’ It found that, “It is a pretty straightforward message: Narcissism is a significant risk factor for aggressive and violent behavior across the board,” said Brad Bushman, co-author of the study and professor of communication at The Ohio State University. Also, “The link we found between narcissism and aggression was significant – it was not trivial in size,” Kjærvik said. “The findings have important real-world implications.”’
“Real-world implications”, concluded Kjaervik: stark, real and very telling. We are living in a world where narcissistic behaviour and tendencies are sadly, becoming more normalised. This behaviour should not be accepted, tolerated neither condoned. It is a serious personality disorder at the highest end of the spectrum and at the lowest, we need to be mindful that we all have narcissistic traits to a certain extent and it behooves each one of us to undergo self-examinination and to address these traits; seeking to minimise and even eradicate such traits. We each need to look at ourselves honestly in the mirror and confront what is there.
We must educate ourselves and live the truth that we discover, not only so that we can live abundant lives, but so that we can be of service to others in our lives. Wherever we are, we can live so that others are positively impacted by our presence, not negatively.
Until next time
Love & Blessings
To see the full SciTech narcissism and aggression article, click here.
